HP XP7 PA Software Installation Guide

Enabling IPv6 and configuring HTTP port for the Windows host agent
Enable your HP XP7 Performance Advisor Windows host agent to use IPv6 as the communication
protocol, if the HP XP7 Performance Advisor is also enabled for IPv6. Ensure that both the HP XP7
Performance Advisor and host agents communicate using the same protocol, either IPv4 or IPv6.
Also, configure the HTTP port that the host agent should use to communicate with HP XP7
Performance Advisor.
To enable IPv6 and configure the HTTP port that Windows host agent should use:
1. Select Enable IPv6 to activate the IPv6 setting for your host agent.
You can enable IPv6 for the host agent in addition to IPv4. If you retain Disable IPv6 (default
option), the host agent will use only IPv4 as the communication protocol to communicate with
HP XP7 Performance Advisor on your management station.
2. Based on whether you have enabled or disabled IPv6 for the host agent, enter the
corresponding registered fully qualified Domain Name System (DNS) or IP address of the
management station in the Management Station Address box.
If multiple LAN cards are configured in the management station, enter the IP address of your
corporate LAN.
IMPORTANT: Ensure that the DNS ([servername].[domain name]) or IP address that
you provide does not contain a space or non-alphanumeric characters.
The DNS or IP address of the management station is required by the host to establish connection
with the management station. After the connection is established, the host agent details appear
in the Host Information table on the Array View screen. For more information, see the chapter
on Communicating with hosts in the HP XP7 Performance Advisor Software User Guide.
The DNS or IP address of your management station varies based on whether it is IPv6 or IPv4
enabled. The following are examples of DNS and IP address of management station that is
IPv6 or IPv4 enabled:
• IPv6 enabled management station:
DNS: test.abc.xyz.com◦
◦ IP address: 0000:a00:b000:a00:b000
• IPv4 enabled management station:
◦ DNS: test.abc.xyz.com
◦ IP address: 01.01.01.01
3. Enter the HTTP Port number that the host agent should use to communicate with HP XP7
Performance Advisor on the management station.
The port number that you enter must be the same as that provided when installing HP XP7
Performance Advisor on the management station. Port 80 is the default port number, which
you can retain or provide a different port number.
4. Click Next to proceed.
The Connectivity Test window appears. For more information on the next set of steps, “Testing
validity, connectivity, and GUID configuration” (page 71).
Testing validity, connectivity, and GUID configuration
Test whether the DNS or IP address, and HTTP port of the management station that you provided
is valid, and whether you are able to assign a command device to the host agent. Also, test whether
the Windows GUID (\\?\Volume{GUID}) is created and assigned to command devices on the
Windows host.
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